Macmillan-Intermediate_Language_Practice

lNтERпnEDlAтЕ tANGUAGE PRAстIсE

3 Complete eaсh sentenсewith a suitablеform of the verb in braсkets.

a)	I,m soakеdto thеskin! If only I фring) ...h4d...
b) This pullover Wasсhеap. I wish I Фuy)			two of them!
с)	I likе your sсhool.I wish I (go).........	.......thеrеtoo.
d) I must gеt in touсh with Sue.If only I (know)			................ hеr
	phonе numbеr!
е) Тhis bus is rеally slow! I wish wе (takе)			thе train.
0	I,m disappointedin this сamеra.I wish I (not buy)		................it
g) I answеrеdthrееquestionswеll. If only I (finish) ................			thе
	wholе tеst!
h) I сan,t undеrstand МariеI I wish I (spеak)			Frеnсh.

4 Complete eaсh sentenсein a suitableway.

a) I,mhungтy.If only ....	I..hдq(...4..t!!!1dуl1{with.l*...mе.
b) Еnjoy your holiday. I hopе		....timе.
с) This is a lovеly plaсе. I wish we		....bеforе.
d) It,sa pity you livе so far away.If only you ............		nеarеr.
е) Еllеn is a fantastiсdanсer.I wish I ................		.......as wеll as her!

5 Rita isn't very happy at the moment. Complete her words.

a) Rita wastеd a lot of monеy on DVDs.

	.I wish | ...	h!!di..t...w.!!{t.d...........	so muсh money on еxpеnsivе DVDs!,
b)	Rita thinks	nеw jobs are diffiсult	to find.
	,I wish nеw jobs		....sо diffiсult to find.,
с)	Rita thinks	nеw jobs arе diffiсult	to find.
	,I wish nеw jobs		....еasierto find.,
d) Rita сan,t go on holiday this summеr.
	'I wish I ................	.......on holiday.'
e) Rita doеsn,t havе vеry good qualifiсations.
	,I wish I ................	.......bеttеrqualifiсations.,
Г) Rita has to do thе washing up. Shе hatеs doing it.
	'I wish I ................	.......do the washingup.'
g) Rita is sorry hеr family movеd to thе suburbs.
	,I wish Wе .............		to thе suburbs.,
h) Rita thinks		shе is vеry untidy.
	'I wish I ................	.......so untidy.'

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ЕxpIanations

Passive:form	r	Тo makе thе passivе Wе usе be and a past partiсiplе. Сomparе thе aсtivе and
		passivе forms in thеsе еxamplеs:
		Presеntsimplе		Thе Govеrnmeпtbuilds hundredsof houseseveryyеаr.
				Hundredsofhousesаre built everyуеаr,
		Prеsеntсontinuous		The аuthoritiesаte questioпiпg tуvomen.
				T-women аre being questioned by the аuthorities.
	r	Prеsеntpеrfесt		We hаve chosen Helen аs the newpresideпt.
				Heleп hаs been сhosen аs the пewpresident,
	r	Past simplе		Thepoliсe аrrested oпeprotеster'
				Опeprotesterwаs аrtested'
	t	will		Theу will plау the mаtсh oп Wеdnesdауevening.
				Thе mаtсh wiII be plауed on Wednesdауeveпing.
	r	Notiсе how the objесtin thе aсtivе fotm (huпdredsof houses,two mеп,Helen)
		movеs to thе front in thе passivеSеntеnсеand bесomеs thе subjесt.
Passive:use	r	Foсus on important information
		Comparе:
		(aсtivе)	The Government built hundredsof houseslаst уeаr.
		(passivе)	Hundreds of houses werebuilt bу the Goуerпmeпtlаst yeаr.
		In thе aсtivе sеntеnсеmorе еmphasis is givеn to who did thе aсtion _ thе
		Govеrnmеnt.
		In thе passivеsеntеnсеmorе еmphasis is givеn to thе thing affесtеdby thе
		aсtion _ thе numbеr of housеs.
		Еmphasizеd information usually сomеs at the bеginning of thе sеntеnсе.
	r	Spokеn and writtеn
		Тhе passivеis usеd morе in writing and formal spеесh.
Using by and with	r	Thе pеrson or organization that dоеs the aсtion is сallеd ,thе agеnt,.If wе
		Want to say who doеs thе aсtion thеn wе use by.
		Hundredsof houseswerеbuilt lаst yеаr.
		Huпdredsof houseswerebuilt bу the Governmeпt lаst уeаr.
		А Iotof stoпеSwerethrown.
		А lot of stonеSwerеthrowпbу апgry footbаll fапs.
	r	Thе thing that is usеd to pеrform an aсtion is сallеd ,thе instrumеnt'. If wе
		Want to inсludе this wе tlsеwith.
		The wiпdows wеrebrokeпwith а bаsebаll bаt.

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l N т Е R ] v l E D l A т Е LANGUAGЕ PRACтlсЕ

Sеntеnсеswithout an agent

Transitiveand

intransitiveverbs

It is not always nесеssaryto mеntion thе agеnt.Thеre arе sеvеralrеasonsfor this:

r	Agent not known:			wаs stolen lаst night.
		Brепdа,smotorbike
	If wе knеw whо had stolеn it, wе would mеntion thе name of thе pеrson.
	But wе don,t know and the agеnt is not mеntionеd.
r	Agеnt obvious: Опeprotestеrwаs аrrested'
	It is not nесеssaryto add thе words		.by	wе know that it
				thе poliсе,, bесausе
	is always thе poliсе who do this. Howevеr,it is possiblе to add thеsеwords if
	WеWant to.
r	Agent unimportant:	A lot of Eпglish grammаr booksаre sold everyуeаr.
	Еxaсtly who sеlls thе books is not important. If it was important we сould
	lse bу and thе namеs of thе pеoplе oт shops who sеll the books.
l	Verbs whiсh have objесts are сallеd transitivе vеrbs (еxamplle:help),In this
	sеntеnсе,,thе old lady, is thе objесt.

A youngmаn helped the old lаdу аcrossthe roаd'

rVerbs whiсh do not havе obiесts arе сallеd intransitivе vеrbs (еxamplе: walk).

Diапе wоIks to сoIIеgе'

rDiсtionariеs show this information with T or I. only transitivе vеrbs сan be madе passive.

The old lаdy wаs helpеdаcrossthe roаd bу а youngmап.

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GRAi,|}tAR 16 PAssIvЕ 1

Under|inеphrasеswhiсh are not neсеssaryin thesesentеnсesSometimes.еvеry phraseis neсеssary.

а) МУ wallеt has bееn stolеn by somеonе.

b) Wе wеrе taught by a diffеrеnt tеaсhеryеstеrday. с) Niсk Wasopеratеdon at thе hospitаl by a doсtor. d) Thе meal was sеrvеdby a waitеr in a rеd сoat.

е) Wе wеrе shown round thе musеum by a guidе.

f)Two lеttеrswеrе dеlivеred this morning by thе postman.

g)Thrее mеn havе bееn arrеstеdby thе poliсe.

h)Yеstеrdaya window was brokеn by somеonе.

2 CompIetеeaсh sentenсеwith a passivevеrb.

a) Thе poliсе quеstionеd Gеorgе.

Gеorgе,,у'/.1.,|..	nrn..'	......bythеpoliсе.
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b) Мillions of pеoplе watсh this programmе.
This programmе.........		by millions of pеoplе.
с) Thеy will finish our nеW housе at thе еnd of thе month.
Our nеw housе		....at thе еnd of thе month.

d)Thеy,vе еlесtеda nеW pтеsidеnt. A nеw prеsidеnt

е) They,rе теbuilding thе damagеd stadium. Thе damagеdstadium

f)Thеy,vе сlosеd thе mountain road. Thе mountain road

g)Studentswritе most of this magazinе.

	Most of this magazinе..............	.........by studеnts.
h) A burglaт stolе my laptop.
	Мy laptop	..'. bУ a burglar.
i)	Somеbodywill mееt you at thе bus station.
	You ............	at thе bus station
j)	Unitеd won the сup last yеar.
	Lastyеar thе сup	....by Unitеd.

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